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Collection includes a letter copy book belonging to William C. Alvord, as well as two manuscript letters to Benjamin Alvord, one from George E. Pickett, February 13, 1861, regarding the danger of a civil war; and one from James A. Garfield, November 20, 1880, thanking Alvord for his "congratulations."

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Collection includes correspondence, 1965-1976, primarily from constituents, regarding various political issues, including abortion, field burning, taxation, education, and fluoridation. Also included are campaign materials; press releases; reports; materials regarding Oregon Senate committees, 1963-1965; materials relating to Victor Atiyeh's Oregon gubernatorial campaign, 1978; and speeches.

Abstract Nettie Rankin Bolland was a graduate of the University of Oregon Law School, a teacher at High School of Commerce (later Cleveland High School) in Portland, Oregon, and president of the Portland High School Teachers Association, the Portland Federation of Women's Organizations, the Republican Women's Club, and the Queen's Bench. Collection includes correspondence, reports, programs, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and memorabilia regarding Bolland's involvement with the Portland Federation...

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Jay Bowerman (1876-1957) was a Republican attorney, Oregon state representative for Gilliam County, and acting governor of Oregon, 1910-1911. Papers include correspondence regarding his activities in support of Republican candidates, his law practice and family; correspondence and research notes for a proposed history of eastern Oregon bench and bar; newspaper clippings and political ephemera regarding campaigns; and a scrapbook regarding the 1909 Oregon Legislature.

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Kessler Cannon was an Oregon politician who served as assistant to Governor Tom McCall, among many other positions. This unprocessed collection consists of miscellaneous papers concerning Cannon's career in politics and environmental issues.

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Ralph Penniwell Cowgill (born 1880) served as an engineer for the Oregon State Game Commission, president of the Oregon Game Protective Association, and in the Oregon Legislature. Collection includes correspondence and reports, 1922-1935, regarding his work with those organizations, as well as the Oregon Reserve Corps and National Guard, with emphasis on fish husbandry and river pollution.

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Collection includes correspondence regarding Oregon history; letters and literature regarding old age and Arthur L. Crookham's participation with the State Council on Aging; material regarding I-205 and East Portland, political issues, and personal matters, school notebooks, and Progressive Party literature.

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Robert Sylvester Farrell (1906-1947) was a Republican state representative, 1935-1942, and Oregon Secretary of State, 1943-1947. Collection includes correspondence, 1945-1947; memorial commemorations, 1947; and scrapbooks, 1937-1946, with clippings regarding Farrell's career in the Oregon government.

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Lawrence T. Harris (1873-1960) was an Oregon Supreme Court justice, lawyer, legislator, and civic leader. Much of this unprocessed collection of Harris's papers consists of correspondence on political topics. Other materials include addresses on Masonry and constitutional history, personal notebooks, ephemera, a scrapbook, deeds, and titles.

Abstract Hideo Hashimoto (born 1911) was a Methodist minister and peace activist. During World War II, he was incarcerated by the U.S. government at the Jerome Relocation Center in Denson, Arkansas. After the war, he became a professor of religious studies at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, lectures, speeches, information leaflets, newsletters, articles and testimonies, primarily regarding Hashimoto's work for peace and human rights. Also included are...